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Published on 04/28/04 at 15:00I bought this from sound control Leeds, paid £250, i wanted a louder amp that would not sound as small as my mg mkII 10 watt amp, I wanted something with a large speaker cone and a lot of power to gig with, and get more clarity.
This amp is great for what i use it for. Now I have more playing experience my requirements i more demanding. I bought a line 6 am4 amp modeller to put in front of the amp to give it better tone. This is really where the amp excels, using it effectively as a PA for the pedal's sound. The amps own sound,(especially distorted) is fairly harsh and not very valvey, but the amp modeller sounds great due to the fact that the clean channel does not distort to easily, therefore you just hear what the pedal is doing.
As i have said earlier, the overdrive on this amp is not great, but then for this sort of money and power you cannot expect too much. I have also had a problem with the jack socket, which has come lose although this is my own fault because i left the lead in and fell on it when slightlty drunk!
generally it has been very tough. i have dragged it all over the place and have not had any problems,(apart from the jack socket as mentioned!)The footswitch has been slighlty tempermental, but i do not use this as i only use the amps clean channel, and put my own pedall in to it.
Good for the money, especially for the beginner looking to become more serious,although do shop around as the line 6 spider II is also very good, has similar power and is going for a good price now.(bear in mind you may need to buy the floorboard pedal though which is quite expensive.) I am happy with this amp and with the upgrade of the am4 (excellent piece of kit
this amp sound very nice.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
This amp is great for what i use it for. Now I have more playing experience my requirements i more demanding. I bought a line 6 am4 amp modeller to put in front of the amp to give it better tone. This is really where the amp excels, using it effectively as a PA for the pedal's sound. The amps own sound,(especially distorted) is fairly harsh and not very valvey, but the amp modeller sounds great due to the fact that the clean channel does not distort to easily, therefore you just hear what the pedal is doing.
As i have said earlier, the overdrive on this amp is not great, but then for this sort of money and power you cannot expect too much. I have also had a problem with the jack socket, which has come lose although this is my own fault because i left the lead in and fell on it when slightlty drunk!
generally it has been very tough. i have dragged it all over the place and have not had any problems,(apart from the jack socket as mentioned!)The footswitch has been slighlty tempermental, but i do not use this as i only use the amps clean channel, and put my own pedall in to it.
Good for the money, especially for the beginner looking to become more serious,although do shop around as the line 6 spider II is also very good, has similar power and is going for a good price now.(bear in mind you may need to buy the floorboard pedal though which is quite expensive.) I am happy with this amp and with the upgrade of the am4 (excellent piece of kit
this amp sound very nice.This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com